Team CMU was an influential professional Magic: The Gathering team from 1997-2001 known for innovating numerous deck archetypes and strategies and producing many of Magic's future developers, writers and champions.[1][2][3] It included such future famous persons as: Erik Lauer, Andrew Cuneo, Randy Buehler, Mike Turian, Aaron Forsythe, Brian Schneider, Nate Heiss and Gary Wise. The team was formed to prepare for Pro Tour Chicago 1997 and was named after the university where several of its originating members were attending, Carnegie Mellon University.[4]
Decks[ | ]
Lauer-Potence, Pro Tour Chicago 1997
Instants and Sorceries (27)
Sideboard (15)
3 Terror
Iron City Beat-Down, Pro Tour Los Angeles 1998
Artifacts (4)
Creatures (22)
Turbo Mulch, US Nationals 1998
Horse Craft, World Championships 1998
Artifacts (3)
Creatures (17)
Instants and Sorceries (3)
Counter Phoenix, World Championships 1998
CMU Blue, World Championships 1998
Turbo Tradewind (aka The Mawcor Deck), Pro Tour Chicago 1998
Artifacts (3)
Sideboard (15)
1 Capsize
CMU Academy, Pro Tour Rome 1998
Whale Rec/Sur, Pro Tour Rome 1998
CMU Blue, World Championships 1999
Squirrel Prison, Grand Prix Memphis 1999
Angry Hermit, US Nationals 2000
Grizzly Rebels, US Nationals 2000
Creatures (20)
Sideboard (15)
1 Erase
References[ | ]
- ↑ Heiss, N. (February 6, 2001). The History of Team CMU: Part 1. Retrieved on August 8, 2018 from https://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010206a
- ↑ Heiss, N. (February 13, 2001). The History of Team CMU: Part 2. Retrieved on August 8, 2018 from https://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010213a
- ↑ Heiss, N. (March 2, 2001). The History of Team CMU: Part 3. Retrieved on August 8, 2018 from https://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010302e
- ↑ MTG Breakdown. (November 28, 2017). MTG Breakdown Rewind - Randy Buehler at Pro Tour Chicago 1997 [Video]. Retrieved on August 8, 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km8AMFUetuc